Pacific Biosciences raises $50m in sixth round of funding by bringing in Nasdaq-listed healthcare diagnostic company Gen-Probe.
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Investors increase investment in private companies
Survey by Coller Capital finds investors want to own more stakes in private companies and governments should avoid investing in venture capital.
Motorola returns for KXEN’s fourth round
US-based data analysis company KXEN raises $8m in its series D round from Motorola Ventures and venture capital firms.
Acton takes Frontline position
Hubert Burda Media’s former in-house venture division invests for a minority position in Frontline.
Carrier IQ gains $12m in fourth round
Intel rather than Presidio publicly returns for for Mobile analytics company Carrier IQ series D round.
TSMC chips into Stion shareholders
Solar power company Stion accepts Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company investment for a 21% stake.
Violin plays for Gear6 assets
Two months after Toshiba backs Violin Memory, the company snaps up peer’s assets.
Spanish investors secure AlienVault deal
AlienVault closes $4m series A round with strategic investment from Teldat and Neotec.
Kaiser Permanente reinvests in Predictive Biosciences
Predictive Biosciences gains $25m in third-round funding with repeat investors following ProQuest Investments.
Novo enters new world with FoldRx
Novo Ventures becomes second corporate venturing unit to back US-based FoldRx Pharmaceuticals.
DeNA sets up social gaming fund
Japan-based online gaming group DeNA to fund corporate venturing on back of rising revenues and as peer Zynga receives minority investment from SoftBank.
IBM seeks double deal agreements
Computer maker IBM seeks strategic investor-backed Storwize deal while agreeing Coremetrics purchase following joint venture.
Slingshot Labs founders start Beachmint
Diego Berdakin and Josh Berman gain $5m venture funding for Beachmint after leaving News Corporation’s incubator, Slingshot.
Softbank bets on Zynga games investment
Japan-based Softbank Corporation joins venture capital firms in supporting social media gaming group Zynga with near-$150m investment.